A council's crackdown on social housing fraud has been
hailed a "major success". Sandwell Council's drive to combat crooks
has led to 44 homes being recovered and re-let. The six-month pilot scheme launched
last November has resulted in 36 abandoned properties being detected and eight
other properties being recovered due to illegal succession and/or subletting.
In addition, three fraudulent right-to-buy applications were blocked and
another 29 cases of suspected tenancy fraud are currently being investigated.
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